Match Report


CelticCeltic     KilmarnockKilmarnock
Sandra HurleySandra Hurley Computer Player Computer Player
Gary DickovG. Dickov67
G
captain1
G
68Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro
Markus SchröderM. Schröder69
D
2
D
75Gary FowlerG. Fowler
Paul C. BuscanP. Buscan52
D
3captain
D
75Gharib BouchibaG. Bouchiba
Jacek SwierczewskiJ. Swierczewski59
D
4
D
75Piet VerhoevenP. Verhoeven
Stephen BremnerS. Bremner38
D
5
D
68Stefano FoggiaS. Foggia
Alec GlassA. Glass47
M
6
M
76John GoughJ. Gough
Lennart LangeL. Lange56
M
7
M
76Cristiano LoureiroC. Loureiro
Scott McNeillS. McNeill43
M
8
M
73Martin MowbrayM. Mowbray
Andy FergusonA. Ferguson46
A
9
A
79Gustavo OchoaG. Ochoa
Stephen LiddellS. Liddell46
A
10
A
77Ismael KayisI. Kayis
Malte KühnM. Kühn72
A
11
A
74Dmytro RyabushkoD. Ryabushko
 
Dominic CaldwellD. Caldwell35
G
12
M
73Marcos SanchezM. Sanchez
Marinus HuistraM. Huistra72
D
13
M
72Gérard AuerG. Auer
Matias PadillaM. Padilla74
M
14
M
68Rodolphe BourgeaisR. Bourgeais

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Celtic Park where Celtic play host to Kilmarnock. A crowd of 19,745 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Celtic and Kilmarnock are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry McNeill.


0.00
The first half starts with Celtic kicking off!
3.17
Scott McNeill comes in with a late challenge on John Gough. Scott McNeill is shown the yellow card! John Gough stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.44
Lennart Lange brings the ball forward. Lennart Lange lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Kühn. Malte Kühn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Carlos Loureiro. Excellent save.
6.08
Scott McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Andy Ferguson collects the pass. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Kühn. Malte Kühn connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Carlos Loureiro picks it out of the air!
8.58
Lennart Lange changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Lennart Lange knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Andy Ferguson is offside!
12.46
John Gough knocks the ball forward to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis threads the ball through into the box. Gustavo Ochoa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.38
Scott McNeill threads a neat ball through to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Carlos Loureiro reads it well. He makes it look easy!
20.35
Paul C. Buscan threads the ball through to Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill plays the ball forward to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.29
Andy Ferguson hacks Piet Verhoeven from behind! The referee brings Andy Ferguson to one side and gives him a warning! Piet Verhoeven runs off the knock.
24.12
Stephen Liddell clumsily knocks into Gharib Bouchiba. The referee warns Stephen Liddell to calm down! Gharib Bouchiba hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.05
Piet Verhoeven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Loureiro. Cristiano Loureiro plays the ball forward to Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a cross ball towards Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.20
Alec Glass makes a beautiful solo run. Alec Glass shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.50
Martin Mowbray plays the ball forward to Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Dickov who gathers it comfortably.
32.28
Martin Mowbray kicks a strong pass forward to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Bremner.
38.17
John Gough flicks a high pass forward. Ismael Kayis controls it well on his chest. Ismael Kayis lofts in a cross ball towards Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko makes a looping header on goal but it is deflected wide by Jacek Swierczewski.
40.31
Jacek Swierczewski hits a low pass to Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson plays a one-two with Malte Kühn and rushes in on goal... Andy Ferguson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Carlos Loureiro is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.41
Cristiano Loureiro threads the ball through to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Markus Schröder flicks a high ball forward to Lennart Lange who takes it down. Lennart Lange sees Stephen Liddell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gharib Bouchiba.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celtic appear unchanged since the first half. Kilmarnock also appear unchanged since the first half. The Kilmarnock players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Kilmarnock kicking off!
51.41
Lennart Lange hacks Cristiano Loureiro from behind! Lennart Lange is warned by the referee! Cristiano Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.06
John Gough makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis knocks in a cross ball towards Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.44
Gharib Bouchiba threads the ball through to Martin Mowbray. Martin Mowbray plays the ball forward to Gustavo Ochoa. Gustavo Ochoa plays a scrappy one-two with Dmytro Ryabushko and advances towards the goal... Gustavo Ochoa comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but Gary Dickov is on top of it.
60.12
Kilmarnock have made 2 substitutions with Marcos Sanchez replacing Gary Fowler and Rodolphe Bourgeais replacing Ismael Kayis and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
65.01
Martin Mowbray comes in with a late challenge on Alec Glass. Martin Mowbray is given a warning by the referee! Alec Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.27
Alec Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson shoots from 20 yards but Carlos Loureiro is on top of it.
75.43
Alec Glass brings the ball forward. Alec Glass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Loureiro who gathers it comfortably.
77.02
Kilmarnock have made a substitution with Gérard Auer replacing Cristiano Loureiro .
81.58
Gustavo Ochoa makes an attacking run forward. Gustavo Ochoa knocks in a cross ball towards Dmytro Ryabushko. Dmytro Ryabushko directs the ball goalwards with his head. Gary Dickov easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celtic

Kilmarnock
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
26.5%
48.5%
25%

Scorers
Andy Ferguson 40
Gustavo Ochoa 12
Dmytro Ryabushko 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gustavo Ochoa of Kilmarnock

Match Ratings
1.Gary Dickov (GK)
6
2.Markus Schröder (DEF)
6
3.Paul C. Buscan (DEF)
6
4.Jacek Swierczewski (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Bremner (DEF)
6
6.Alec Glass (MID)
7
7.Lennart Lange (MID)
7
8.Scott McNeill (MID)yellow card
6
9.Andy Ferguson (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Stephen Liddell (ATT)
6
11.Malte Kühn (ATT)
7
 
12.Dominic Caldwell (GK)
0
13.Marinus Huistra (DEF)
0
14.Matias Padilla (MID)
0

1.Carlos Loureiro (GK)
7
2.Gary Fowler (DEF)
6
3.Gharib Bouchiba (DEF)
6
4.Piet Verhoeven (DEF)
6
5.Stefano Foggia (DEF)
6
6.John Gough (MID)
6
7.Cristiano Loureiro (MID)
6
8.Martin Mowbray (MID)
6
9.Gustavo Ochoa (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Ismael Kayis (ATT)
8
11.Dmytro Ryabushko (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marcos Sanchez (MID)
6
13.Gérard Auer (MID)
6
14.Rodolphe Bourgeais (MID)
6